New Scientist: If we carry on as we are, the land on which nearly 30 million Americans now live will end up below the sea`s high-tide line. Even with drastic action to slash carbon emissions - more drastic than some think possible - 10 million Americans` homes will be submerged (see map, below).
That`s the conclusion of the latest study to look at how much sea level rise we are committing ourselves to over the coming centuries. "It`s hard to imagine how south Florida and New Orleans can survive in the long run,"...